American Politics
A selection of recent articles on this topic
Father Berrigan Remembered
When Daniel Berrigan died recently at the age of 94, obituaries throughout the world described the legendary…
Good Catholics, Good Citizens
The Catholic love affair with the United States of America is heading into rough and uncharted waters—and…
Stott Bowdlerized
R ecently I bought a copy of John Stott’s brief and famous exposition of the Christian gospel,…
College Without Truth
N ot long ago, I was an assistant professor of history at the most racially and ethnically…
Gain and Loss
John Henry Newman: A Portrait in Letters edited by roderick strangeoxford, 608 pages, $49.50 W riting to…
An Orthodox Island
Summoned: Identification and Religious Life in a Jewish Neighborhood by iddo tavory chicago, 224 pages, $27.50 In…
Cosmopolitan Dream
The Lure of Technocracyby jürgen habermastranslated by ciaran croninpolity, 200 pages, $22.95 The European project, as it…
Sibling Rivals
Not in God’s Name: Confronting Religious Violenceby jonathan sacksschocken, 320 pages, $28.95 Love can be a problem.…
Conjuring a Son
Mom asks, “How’s your son?”every time I visit now.(I’ve never had one.) She asks it loudlysweetly crinkling…
Inhuman Baseball
Unfortunately, the scene is now familiar to us. The runner on first breaks for second as the…
Kempism is Dead
The results of the New York Republican primary should be the final proof that conservatives should move…
Donald Trump and Plain English
What is Donald Trump for? What is Ted Cruz for? The answer depends on who you are.…
Redeeming Lincoln
Redeeming the Great Empancipator by allen c. guelzoharvard university press, 208 pages, $22.95 In recent decades, Abraham…
Where Have All the Bad Republicans Gone?
Nearly a decade ago, the redoubtable Douglas Farrow published a book whose subtitle announced the “end of…
How the Church Failed Fishtown
The sign outside the church lists a single Sunday Mass time. The bulletin provides details on the…
